- Date:23 Jul 2011
- Kick-off:12:30
- Venue:Ibrox Stadium
- Attendance:49,083
Live Commentary
- 92mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Madjid Bougherra by John Sutton. Direct free kick taken by Allan McGregor.
- 92mins
Unfair challenge on Marian Kello by Steven Naismith results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Marian Kello.
- 91mins
Corner taken left-footed by Steven Davis from the left by-line, Daniel Grainger manages to make a clearance.
- 91mins
A cross is delivered by Gregg Wylde, Ryan McGowan gets a block in.
- 91mins
The ball is crossed by Steven Whittaker, David Obua manages to make a clearance.
- 91mins
The ball is delivered by Steven Whittaker, clearance made by David Obua.
- 89mins
Ryan Stevenson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kirk Broadfoot. Kirk Broadfoot takes the direct free kick.
- 88mins
Foul by David Obua on Steven Davis, free kick awarded. Steven Davis takes the direct free kick.
- 88mins
Sasa Papac takes a shot. Marian Kello makes a save.
- 86mins
Gregg Wylde delivers the ball, Marian Kello makes a save.
- 85mins
Maurice Edu produces a cross, clearance by Daniel Grainger.
- 85mins
The ball is sent over by Gregg Wylde, blocked by Adrian Mrowiec.
- 84mins
Ryan McGowan sends in a cross.
- 84mins
Madjid Bougherra concedes a free kick for a foul on John Sutton. Direct free kick taken by Marius Zaliukas.
- 83mins
The ball is crossed by Steven Davis, Adrian Mrowiec makes a clearance.
- 83mins
Ryan McGowan produces a cross, Lee McCulloch gets a block in.
- 82mins
The ball is crossed by Gregg Wylde, save made by Marian Kello.
- 80mins
Ian Black leaves the field to be replaced by Ryan Stevenson. Free kick awarded for a foul by Maurice Edu on Daniel Grainger. Free kick crossed right-footed by Daniel Grainger, clearance by Nikica Jelavic.
- 78mins
Stephen Elliott delivers the ball.
- 78mins
Adrian Mrowiec gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Nikica Jelavic. Direct free kick taken by Allan McGregor.
- 77mins
Corner taken by Daniel Grainger from the right by-line.
- 76mins
David Obua takes a shot. Save by Allan McGregor.
- 76mins
The official flags Gregg Wylde offside. Marian Kello restarts play with the free kick.
- 74mins
Palazon Juanma Ortiz goes off and Gregg Wylde comes on.
- 72mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Daniel Grainger by Nikica Jelavic. Marian Kello restarts play with the free kick.
- 72mins
John Sutton concedes a free kick for a foul on Sasa Papac. Kirk Broadfoot takes the free kick.
- 70mins
Palazon Juanma Ortiz delivers the ball.
- 69mins
The ball is delivered by Steven Whittaker, clearance made by Daniel Grainger.
- 69mins
The referee gives a free kick against John Sutton for handball. Sasa Papac takes the free kick.
- 66mins
Madjid Bougherra concedes a free kick for a foul on John Sutton. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Daniel Grainger.
- 67mins
David Obua crosses the ball, clearance by Sasa Papac.
- 66mins
The official flags Palazon Juanma Ortiz offside. Indirect free kick taken by Marian Kello.
- 65mins
Effort on goal by Stephen Elliott from 20 yards. Blocked by Madjid Bougherra.
- 64mins
David Obua challenges Lee McCulloch unfairly and gives away a free kick. Madjid Bougherra takes the free kick.
- 64mins
Madjid Bougherra sends in a cross, Ian Black gets a block in.
- 62mins
Palazon Juanma Ortiz delivers the ball.
- 61mins
Steven Whittaker produces a cross, Stephen Elliott gets a block in.
- 61mins
Ian Black concedes a free kick for a foul on Lee McCulloch. Madjid Bougherra takes the direct free kick.
- 60mins
The ball is sent over by Ian Black, Steven Whittaker makes a clearance.
- 59mins
The referee books Lee McCulloch for unsporting behaviour. Marius Zaliukas is shown a yellow card. Lee McCulloch gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ian Black. Marius Zaliukas takes the free kick.
- 56mins
The ball is crossed by Sasa Papac, Steven Naismith scores a headed goal from close range. Rangers 1-1 Hearts.Assist by Sasa Papac.
- 52mins
Maurice Edu is adjudged to have handled the ball. Marian Kello restarts play with the free kick.
- 51mins
Ian Black concedes a free kick for a foul on Steven Naismith. Free kick taken by Steven Whittaker.
- 50mins
Steven Naismith delivers the ball.
- 50mins
Stephen Elliott joins the action as a substitute, replacing David Templeton.
- 49mins
Palazon Juanma Ortiz delivers the ball, Steven Naismith takes a shot from close in clearing the crossbar.
- 49mins
Steven Naismith produces a right-footed shot from inside the area that clears the bar.
- 48mins
Effort on goal by Steven Davis from 12 yards. Save made by Marian Kello.
- 47mins
Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Steven Davis from the left by-line, Kirk Broadfoot takes a shot. Marian Kello makes a save.
- 47mins
The ball is crossed by Palazon Juanma Ortiz, blocked by Ryan McGowan.
- 45mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Daniel Grainger on Nikica Jelavic. Free kick crossed by Steven Davis, save by Marian Kello.
- 44mins
The ball is swung over by Sasa Papac.
- 43mins
A cross is delivered by Madjid Bougherra.
- 41mins
The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Marius Zaliukas.
- 38mins
The ball is swung over by Daniel Grainger.
- 37mins
The ball is delivered by Palazon Juanma Ortiz, clearance by Eggert Jonsson.
- 37mins
Sasa Papac crosses the ball.
- 34mins
Ryan McGowan concedes a free kick for a foul on Nikica Jelavic. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Steven Davis from left channel, Marian Kello makes a save.
- 33mins
David Obua produces a drilled left-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 33mins
A cross is delivered by Mehdi Taouil.
- 32mins
Ryan McGowan has an effort at goal from 12 yards. Lee McCulloch gets a block in.
- 31mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David Templeton by Steven Davis. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Daniel Grainger, clearance made by Steven Naismith.
- 29mins
The ball is crossed by Daniel Grainger, clearance by Steven Davis.
- 27mins
The ball is sent over by Palazon Juanma Ortiz, blocked by Ryan McGowan.
- 26mins
The ball is sent over by Steven Davis.
- 24mins
The ball is sent over by Mehdi Taouil, Kirk Broadfoot makes a clearance.
- 24mins
David Templeton takes a shot. Save made by Allan McGregor.
- 22mins
Steven Davis fouled by Mehdi Taouil, the ref awards a free kick. Allan McGregor restarts play with the free kick.
- 20mins
Corner taken left-footed by Daniel Grainger, Steven Whittaker fouled by David Obua, the ref awards a free kick. Allan McGregor restarts play with the free kick.
- 20mins
Shot from 20 yards from Ryan McGowan. Clearance by Kirk Broadfoot.
- 19mins
Kirk Broadfoot challenges David Obua unfairly and gives away a free kick. Eggert Jonsson takes the direct free kick.
- 18mins
Corner taken by Steven Davis, John Sutton makes a clearance.
- 17mins
The ball is sent over by Steven Whittaker, Ian Black makes a clearance.
- 14mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Daniel Grainger, David Obua finds the back of the net with a headed goal from deep inside the penalty area. Rangers 0-1 Hearts.The assist for the goal came from Daniel Grainger.
- 11mins
A cross is delivered by Steven Davis.
- 7mins
Adrian Mrowiec replaces Andy Webster. Steven Davis takes the inswinging corner, Kirk Broadfoot challenges Marian Kello unfairly and gives away a free kick. Marian Kello restarts play with the free kick.
- 6mins
Shot from outside the box by Ian Black goes wide right of the target.
- 5mins
The official flags Nikica Jelavic offside. Marian Kello takes the indirect free kick.
- 4mins
Shot by Sasa Papac from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.
- 3mins
Nikica Jelavic fouled by Eggert Jonsson, the ref awards a free kick. Madjid Bougherra takes the free kick.
- 1mins
Ian Black crosses the ball.
Outswinging corner taken by Daniel Grainger from the left by-line, Lee McCulloch manages to make a clearance.
David Templeton takes a shot. Madjid Bougherra gets a block in.
Match Preview
Rangers
Hearts
- Allan McGregor
- Steven Whittaker
- Madjid Bougherra
- Kirk Broadfoot
- Sasa Papac
- Lee McCulloch
- Palazon Juanma Ortiz
- Steven Davis
- Maurice Edu
- Steven Naismith
- Nikica Jelavic
- SUBS
- Neil Alexander
- John Fleck
- Lee Wallace
- David Healy
- Gregg Wylde
- Thomas Bendiksen
- Kane Hemmings
Home
Away
- Marian Kello
- Ryan McGowan
- Marius Zaliukas
- Andy Webster
- Daniel Grainger
- Ian Black
- Eggert Jonsson
- David Templeton
- David Obua
- Mehdi Taouil
- John Sutton
- SUBS
- Janos Balogh
- Stephen Elliott
- Ryan Stevenson
- Arvydas Novikovas
- Gordon Smith
- Scott Robinson
- Adrian Mrowiec
Match Report
Champions held by Hearts New manager Ally McCoist was denied victory in his first game in charge as Rangers were held to a 1-1 draw by Hearts in their Clydesdale Bank Premier League opener. David Obua opened the scoring for Hearts before Steven Naismith hit back in the second half for Rangers. But the champions could not find the goal to begin their defence of the title with a win. New signing Lee Wallace had to settle for a place on the bench against former club Hearts, while fellow new signing Juan Manuel Ortiz made his SPL debut from the start. Skipper David Weir was suspended. Hearts handed league debuts to Danny Grainger, John Sutton and Mehdi Taouil but another summer signing, Jamie Hamill, was suspended. Chairman Craig Whyte unfurled the SPL flag as Rangers celebrated their world record 54th title before kick-off. Once the game was under way, the Scottish champions could have taken the lead when Steven Whittaker lofted in the path of Nikica Jelavic, who turned in the box and fired just wide of the target from 10 yards. Hearts made their first change after just eight minutes when former Rangers defender Andy Webster, presumably still struggling with a groin injury, was replaced by Adrian Mrowiec. The visitors set out to ruin the party atmosphere and went ahead after 16 minutes when David Obua rose above everyone else in the goal-mouth to meet Grainger's corner and bullet a powerful header into the back of the net. Hearts could have doubled their advantage when David Templeton ran on to Sutton's flick-on and tried his luck with an angled drive that goalkeeper Allan McGregor was able to block. Obua then rifled into the side-netting as he searched for his second of the day and the Jambos cranked up the pressure on their hosts. At the other end, Jelavic saw a weak shot under pressure from Marius Zaliukas tipped wide by goalkeeper Marian Kello as Rangers headed into the interval still trailing. Rangers tried to hit back after the restart and Kirk Broadfoot - deputising for Weir at centre-half - saw his header saved by Kello. Steven Naismith then hooked just over the crossbar after meeting a decent cross from Ortiz, as the home side battled to haul themselves back into the game. Rangers were back on level terms after 57 minutes when Sasa Papac supplied a cross from the left for Naismith and, this time, he left the net bulging with a glancing header that nestled in the bottom corner. Rangers pushed for a winner and Whittaker teed up Ortiz for the shot but he hesitated and the danger was cleared by Hearts. The Spaniard was then replaced by Gregg Wylde after 76 minutes. Hearts could have snatched the win when McGregor was called into action with a superb save to deny Obua.
Form Guide
- Rangers
- VS
- Hearts
Last Meetings
- Rangers
- 4 - 0
- Hearts
- 07/05/2011
- Rangers
- 1 - 0
- Hearts
- 02/02/2011
- Hearts
- 1 - 0
- Rangers
- 22/01/2011
- Hearts
- 1 - 2
- Rangers
- 02/10/2010
- Rangers
- 2 - 0
- Hearts
- 18/04/2010
- Hearts
- 1 - 4
- Rangers
- 27/03/2010
Top Scorers
Rangers
Hearts
Goals
Rangers
- Total goals NaN
- Goals per game
Hearts
- Total goals NaN
- Goals per game
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